Ernst Nominates Boyden-Hull Senior For Admission To Air Force Academy

Hull, Iowa — A senior at Boyden-Hull High School is one of thirty-three Iowans nominated by Senator Joni Ernst for admission to the various military academies.

Senator Ernst has nominated William Rankin of Hull for admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Ernst is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. She announced the U.S. Service Academy nominations Friday morning.

Senator Ernst says that, as a combat veteran, and mother of a West Point Plebe, she considers it an honor to nominate Rankin, along with the other thirty-two high school seniors for admittance to the U.S. Service Academies. She says each of these students has exemplified strong leadership, dedication to academics and commitment to community service. She says the nomination is an important step in the admissions process, and she’s proud to assist Rankin and the other students in reaching their goal of serving the nation in uniform.

Each year, Senator Ernst nominates Iowa students to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

The complete list of nominees include:

U.S. Air Force Academy:

James Baker – Bettendorf*

Nathan Brush – Clive

Mitchell Clements – North Liberty

Josiah Cole – Altoona

Cory Critchlow – Carlisle

Charles Haefner – Cedar Rapids

Adam Laubenthal – Davenport

Michael McCurry – Cedar Rapids

William Rankin – Hull

Kassidy Rashid – Burlington

Britain Saluri – Des Moines*

Hunter Sherry – Boone

Josiah Stearns – Windsor Heights

Micah Treptau – Lansing

Olivia Wong – Ames

Gabriel Yingst – Woodward

U.S. Naval Academy:

Faith Bonilla – Bettendorf

Daunte Burns – Dyersville

Aiden DeWitt – Dubuque*

Abram Dierickx – Lowden

Alex Hooker – Webster City

Dara Hulstein – Cedar Falls

Will Jefferson – Le Claire*

William Jones – Council Bluffs*

Allison Mitchell – Clinton

Kyle Otte – Clive

U.S. Military Academy at West Point:

James Baker – Bettendorf*

Elias Brehm – Dubuque

Aiden DeWitt – Dubuque*

Jack Gehl – Asbury

Anders Grau – United Kingdom

Grace Greer – Iowa City

Williams Jones – Council Bluffs*

Cole Mabry – Iowa City

Carson Parker – Story City

Grace Ries – Asbury

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:

Will Jefferson – Le Claire*

Britain Saluri – Des Moines*

*The admissions process to the service academies is highly competitive, and Senator Ernst encourages students to apply for more than one academy. This denotes students who are being nominated for both their first and second choice of service academy.

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